THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Nearly 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase to nearly 14 million by 2050. Aside from the disease’s burden to the patient, it also impacts family caregivers. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 16.1 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, accounting for an estimated 18.4 billion hours of care. […read more]

LONDON (AP) — Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely double every 20 years. In a report issued on Tuesday, researchers from Read More

(McKnight’s) – Government investigators are calling for greater scrutiny of antipsychotics use among dementia patients in post-acute settings beyond nursing homes. Nearly a third of elderly dementia residents spending more than three months in nursing homes wind up taking the powerful drugs, Government Accountability Read More

(BBC) – All of the types of medication in question are drugs that have an “anticholinergic” effect. Experts say people should not panic or stop taking their medicines. In the US study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, higher doses and prolonged use were Read More

MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer The rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an epidemic that is still growing simply because more people are living to an old age, Read More

ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jim McMahon would leave home and forget how to get back. Sometimes, he would stay in his room and lie on his back in the dark because the pain in his head was so excruciating. At his Read More

(BBC) – People who have a cynical distrust of others, and think their motives are selfish, could have a higher risk of developing dementia, a study has said. Researchers compared levels of cynical distrust in 622 people with the incidence of dementia. They said Read More

[Telegraph] Those attempting to protect themselves against dementia should put down the crossword and go for a jog, leading researchers have advised. Scientists said a growing body of evidence clearly demonstrates that cardio-vascular exercise can reduce the risk of dementia, but said there was no Read More

[Clinical Advisor] HealthDay News — A blood test has been developed that can predict with 90% certainty whether a senior will suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer disease within the next few years, according to a study published online March 9 in Nature Medicine. The test Read More

By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Frustrated by Dementia Dear Alma, I need advice to help my beloved sister who has dementia. I don’t know how to communicate with her anymore. We were once very close. She was talented and had a lot of Read More

[Los Angeles Times] People with elevated blood sugar levels – even those not high enough for diabetes or pre-diabetes – are more likely to have memory problems than people with lower levels, a study of 141 people has shown. The results suggest that people within the normal Read More

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